The BYU quarterback sustained a season-ending knee injury last year when he went down in October with a torn knee ligament and a hamstring injury.

The injury occurred after the coaches had tried to signal to the freshman quarterback to take a knee at the end of the Utah State game to run out the clock. Hill didn’t see the call and ran a quarterback draw, resulting in the injury.

But now, Hill is back and has been impressive so far in spring camp while working with new offensive coordinator Robert Anae. He is competing with a handful of other QBs, but it’s easy to see who is getting the most work.

“I think from Day 1 it has been open, but as spring has progressed, that’s changed,” Hill told the Salt Lake Tribune. “They said they were going to start to give more reps to some guys, and that is what happened.”

“We haven’t named a starter yet, but (Hill) is running a lot of reps with the first team, and doing a really good job,” Anae said. “I am really pleased.”

Leading receiver Cody Hoffman is out this spring after having offseason shoulder surgery. That means fewer deep balls thrown and more short passes to running backs.

Hill said he feels great and his knee is giving him no trouble at all.

“I am not going full speed,” he told the Tribune. “Maybe if I am breaking a run or something instinctively, I might open it up like that, but as far as the drill work and stuff like that, I am doing my best to keep it around 80-85 percent.”